Dr. Gensai had the young assistant bring miso soup for the three to eat for lunch. Saiko ate it messily and spilled most of it on her dress. Sano smiled and said "guess your going to have to wash that Saitou." Saitou just rolled his eyes "Hnn." Outside they heard a rough knock on the door and the gruff voices of the police commissioners. "We might need to let Saiko go play Sano, we do not want the police bothering her do we. "I can watch her" a voice squeaked from the door.
The blushed face of Chika appeared leering around the doorway. Saitou frowned, but he couldn't think of anything better at the moment. "Stay in the building "Saitou warned sternly. Chika nodded and pick Saiko up. "Bye bye?" Saiko asked confused. "No" Sano said, "You are just going to play for a minute okay Saiko, no bye bye." She frowned but did not cry as Chika carried her out of the room.
Within a minute the police commissioner and another officer came in the room. Saitou had straightened his uniform and cleared the dishes so he would appear to be working. As Saitou had guessed all the police commissioner wanted was to hear that there was some reason for the fight. Sano was still unable to sit up, but he did his best to be respectful and explain the story. Sano took a deep breath feeling exhausted as he told the story. "And then he tackled me forcing the knife in my gut" Sano finished.
The commissioner nodded happily before he spoke. His voice was old and regal. It was the kind of a voice someone would hope their grandfather would have. "Sagara-san" he started "the man who attacked you has been incarcerated and with an attempted rape and attempted murder charge I can say confidently say he will never get out of prison. We greatly appreciate your sacrifice and on behalf of Tokyo I thank you greatly. Chika-chan is a family friend and I cannot imagine what would happen if she was raped. I will see to it that you are properly accommodated, Gorou-san will you be sure to get his information so we can deliver him a reward for his bravery." Saitou hid his smile and nodded "Of course commissioner" he answered calmly.
In the other room Chika had been trying to entertain Saiko. She decided to try playing hide and go seek; letting Saiko be "it." She hid behind a medicine cabinet knowing it would be obvious were she was to the toddler. As smart of a plan as it was Chika did not anticipate Saiko's short attention span. Saiko got bored of looking and walked right out of the door and down the hall. She found an empty room and waltzed in happily hoping to find dada or da e.
The room Saiko had walked in on was Megumi's office. Megumi was sitting at her desk writing notes from Sano's surgery. She did not notice the presence of the girl until she felt a slight tugging on her kimono. Megumi looked down confused. She saw a little girl in a light blue yukata with wild black hair that stuck up like a baby chick, her eyes were big and full of happiness. "Know where Dada is?" she asked excitedly. Megumi did not make a sound she just stared at the toddler. Saiko's lip trembled. "Dada, where dada" she asked again.
Saiko's eyes were full of tears by the time Megumi could respond. "Not here" was all she could manage. Chika finally figured out that Saiko was not looking for her and was standing in the doorway confused at why Megumi was acting so strange towards a baby. "She is just a baby you know Miss Megumi" Chika said with a laugh. Megumi shook her head "Of course." She was saved from further trauma by Saitou.
"Chika-san the commissioner needs to talk to you…oh Megumi could you keep an eye on Saiko for a minute" Saitou said. His eyes darted back from Saiko to Megumi there was a strange resemblance between the two. He lost the thought we he saw the tears in Saiko's eyes. He frowned and waved for her to come to him. She cried out as she ran to him clutching his legs tightly. He leaned over and picked her up. She pushed her face into his chest crying "dada want dada."
Saitou kissed her on the forehead and whispered to her "Be a big girl Saiko dada needs us to be strong while he is hurt all right." She pouted but nodded slowly. Saitou gave her a sly smile "Give me a kiss" he said. Saiko's eyes lit up and she kissed him hard on the cheek. He kissed her forehead in reply before setting her on the ground. "Megumi?" he asked. Megumi gave him a weak smile and replied softly "I will do my best Saitou-san though I do not know anything about kids." Saitou shrugged "You would be surprised how quickly one learns" he said before he headed off with Chika.
Megumi was once again alone with her daughter. "Name?" Saiko asked. Megumi was too deep in thought to hear her. "Name?" she asked again a little louder. "Megumi" she responded feebly. "Mami-chan?" Saiko tried completely loosing the gu. Megumi felt tears pool in her eyes. Saiko was so adorable but Megumi knew she would never get to be part of that world.
Saiko looked rather troubled so Megumi knew she had to do something to keep the girl from crying again. "What's your name" she asked. "Sa-chan!" Saiko announced happily. Megumi almost felt like correcting Saiko, it was not proper Japanese to add –chan to one's own name. Megumi sighed not knowing what to do with her child that was not really hers anymore. Luckily for Megumi Saiko had already taken an interest in the fabric of her kimono. "Pwetty" Saiko sad softly tracing the patterns of the sakura blossoms on Megumi's kimono.
Once the commissioner was satisfied with his questioning of Chika-san he took his leave offering to walk Chika home. She gave Sano a final longing look before nodding and leaving with the commissioner. Saitou had an unpleasant scowl on his face as the room cleared. "Saitou come on you know I don't like her, no need to be jealous" Sano said with a grin. "Ahou" Saitou responded before continuing "I am not jealous I just worry if she will become a nuisance with her crush." Sano reached up with his good arm and grabbed Saitou's sleeve and pulled Saitou down to face him. "Saiko can wait a minute" he said with a grin. Saitou nodded and let Sano pull him into a deep kiss. At the same time they both thought happily I missed this.
AN: Sorry it's a little short, but it's best to cut it off here. I did realize I was using –chan incorrectly when Saiko called her self Sa-chan, but I did that on purpose, chalk it up to little kids not following the rules.